Nuxt/docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/1.modules.md
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---
title: 'modules'
head.title: 'modules/'
description: Use the modules/ directory to automatically register local modules within your application.
navigation.icon: i-ph-folder
---
It is a good place to place any local modules you develop while building your application.
The auto-registered files patterns are:
- `modules/*/index.ts`
- `modules/*.ts`
You don't need to add those local modules to your [`nuxt.config.ts`](/docs/guide/directory-structure/nuxt-config) separately.
::code-group
```ts twoslash [modules/hello/index.ts]
// `nuxt/kit` is a helper subpath import you can use when defining local modules
// that means you do not need to add `@nuxt/kit` to your project's dependencies
import { createResolver, defineNuxtModule, addServerHandler } from 'nuxt/kit'
export default defineNuxtModule({
meta: {
name: 'hello'
},
setup () {
const { resolve } = createResolver(import.meta.url)
// Add an API route
addServerHandler({
route: '/api/hello',
handler: resolve('./runtime/api-route')
})
}
})
```
```ts twoslash [modules/hello/runtime/api-route.ts]
export default defineEventHandler(() => {
return { hello: 'world' }
})
```
::
When starting Nuxt, the `hello` module will be registered and the `/api/hello` route will be available.
Modules are executed in the following sequence:
- First, the modules defined in [`nuxt.config.ts`](/docs/api/nuxt-config#modules-1) are loaded.
- Then, modules found in the `modules/` directory are executed, and they load in alphabetical order.
You can change the order of local module by adding a number to the front of each directory name:
```bash [Directory structure]
modules/
1.first-module/
index.ts
2.second-module.ts
```
:read-more{to="/docs/guide/going-further/modules"}
::tip{icon="i-ph-video" to="https://vueschool.io/lessons/creating-your-first-module-from-scratch?friend=nuxt" target="_blank"}
Watch Vue School video about Nuxt private modules.
::